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Unique to the UK, these funds pool together money to invest from multiple investors.

The official document a company publishes before selling shares to the public. Long, detailed, and worth a read.

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A return calculated over the time period invested, that excludes extraneous elements, such as deposits to and withdrawals from the investment accounted.

The annual interest payment (dividend) divided by the current market price of a bond.

A graphical representation of interest rates over time

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.

A collective investment scheme the investors pay money into in exchange for units. The money is invested in a diversified portfolio of assets.

The average annual return an investor sees over a set period of time.